Chapter 216
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Lou Yan: “…”
Fu Xuezhou glanced at Li Sannin and said lightly, “He smiles quite happy in front of you.”
“No way, you…” Li Sannin looked at Fu Xuezhou in shock and speechlessness. “You don’t even know this joke?”
He turned to Lou Yan, his expression even more profound, and said with difficulty, “Young master, the man you brought back this time is really naive.”
Lou Yan: “…”
“When did you arrive?” Lou Yan coughed softly, changing the subject, “I didn’t hear your footsteps.”
“I’ve been here the whole time, watching you two lovebirds stroll around,” Li Sanxin said impatiently, “I thought you’d notice me, but you didn’t. Anyway, hurry up and leave, don’t ruin my mood for selecting ingredients.”
So, he heard that “Master” too?
…
Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou left the warehouse amidst Li Sanxin’s loud laughter.
Lou Yan’s expression was sour, but his face was slightly flushed with embarrassment, feeling the heat rising. He walked quickly, with purpose in every step.
Fu Xuezhou followed behind him, several meters away, walking leisurely. He glanced at Lou Yan’s back from time to time, looking relaxed.
As they reached the entrance of the villa, Lou Yan’s phone rang. He picked it up and raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Fu Xuezhou walked over lazily and asked, “Who is it?”
“Wen Yian,” Lou Yan sneered, “The woman who betrayed me to join you. You remember her, right?”
Fu Xuezhou thought for a moment, recalling who she was, and replied indifferently, “Her.”
The phone continued to ring, but Lou Yan didn’t hurry to answer. Instead, he had some words with Fu Xuezhou, “You also killed her little brother.”
Fu Xuezhou gave a cold sneer, “He deserved it.”
“Because he was a leader of the cultists?” Lou Yan asked.
Fu Xuezhou chuckled, a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes as he glanced at Lou Yan, “Didn’t you forget about those photos?”
Lou Yan “Hmm’d,” then turned around to answer the phone, refusing to discuss this topic further, “Hello, Wen Yian, what’s up?”
“Lou Yan, you finally answered my call…” Wen Yian’s tired and anxious voice came through the phone. She coughed a few times and lowered her voice, “Lou Yan, the anomalies and the cultists are planning something big. You need to be careful.”
Lou Yan furrowed his brows slowly. He glanced at his phone to confirm Wen Yian’s number before putting it back to his ear, alert now, “What big plan?”
Wen Yian was about to speak, but Lou Yan abruptly interrupted, saying, “Don’t rush, just wait a moment.”
Lou Yan ran back to the villa and returned with the “Anomaly Interference Device” opened. Then he said, “Okay, now you can continue.”
“I don’t know what big move they’re planning, I haven’t received any information yet, but I suspect that the cultists are preparing to assist the anomalies in officially starting a war against you,” Wen Yian tried to remain calm. “Since the battle at Xiaoqing Mountain, people within the organization have been less trusting of me and haven’t assigned me any confidential missions. Because of this, I didn’t dare to contact you again, fearing exposure of my undercover identity. But recently, things have been very unusual. I can sense that some cultists with higher status than me are starting to become restless, and in the past half month, the number of sacrifices offered by the cultists to the anomalies has been increasing. Lou Yan, the cultists and the anomalies must have a bigger scheme in mind. You need to be prepared early!”
The words spoken by Wen Yian were information that Lou Yan had received from Lin You a week ago. Lou Yan narrowed his eyes, feeling suspicious of Wen Yian instead.
Wen Yian was a cunning and unpredictable woman, intelligent and adept at manipulation. To be honest, Lou Yan didn’t believe that Wen Yian would take a whole week to receive the information that Lin You had received a week ago. Even if Wen Yian was suspected by the higher-ups in the cultists, she had various ways to clear her suspicion and regain their trust.
For Wen Yian, it was too easy to deduce the internal changes within the cultists from trivial details. She should have known long ago that the anomalies and the cultists were planning to take action against humanity. If she had known this information earlier, then her delayed call raised suspicions about her true intentions.
Lou Yan quickly thought of many possibilities, but he didn’t reveal his thoughts. Instead, he pretended to be impatient and asked, “Do you have more detailed information?”
“All the leaders of us cultists are now gathered in Xiyang City. This afternoon, the Holy Maiden will come to have a meeting with us and inform us of the cultists’ actions afterward. If there’s any news, I’ll inform you promptly. But I need you to clear your schedule for tomorrow,” Wen Yian said.
“The Holy Maiden?”
“After the death of the Saint Son Ye Ruan, our cultists elected a new leader.” Wen Yian continued, “Lou Yan, you must come to see me tomorrow.”
Lou Yan leaned back on the sofa and looked at the silver-haired man standing beside him, “Why?”
Fu Xuezhou lowered his gaze, sunlight streaming into the living room from the door, making his silver hair shine as if emitting light, making him seem like a sculpture without any human warmth.
“Because I have a very important, very important piece of news to tell you in person,” Wen Yian’s tone was unusually serious. She quickly provided an address, “Let’s meet here tomorrow at noon. Lou Yan, you must come.”
Wen Yian’s repeated insistence made Lou Yan feel particularly uneasy. He directly said, “Tell me now. Wen Yian, I have an anomaly interference device activated here, ensuring that our conversation won’t be overheard by them. Do you know that your tone sounds like a character in a drama who’s about to die? I’m really worried that if I come tomorrow, you’ll already be dead, and you won’t have had the chance to tell me this important news.”
“…,”
Lou Yan continued, “Speak. What are you worried about?”
“…,”
After a long silence, Wen Yian said with difficulty, “No… I can’t say… It will know, it will definitely know. If I say it now, I’ll definitely die. It can kill me effortlessly. But if I tell you face-to-face, perhaps you can still save me…”
Lou Yan’s gaze sharpened, keenly asking, “Is it about the Anomaly Lord?”
“…,”
Lou Yan slowly sat up straight, his expression gradually turning cold, “Wait, I’m going to Xiyang City right now.”
“No!” Wen Yian’s breath became rapid, “Don’t alert the enemy. Cultists are monitoring everyone coming here in Xiyang City. Once there’s any movement, the Holy Maiden will immediately stop the meeting and leave Xiyang City. Lou Yan, wait until the Holy Maiden tells us the plan, then come over.”
Lou Yan sensed Wen Yian’s fear, hesitation, and anxiety in her words. In order to stabilize Wen Yian’s emotions first, Lou Yan said, “Okay, I’ll come tomorrow.”
Wen Yian breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was still extremely uneasy. Lou Yan’s words about “raising a flag before dying” echoed in her mind repeatedly. What if she really died before seeing Lou Yan tomorrow?
…
But she really dared not say it. She had a premonition that if she really said that thing, she would definitely die! No one could save her!
After a couple of electric “crackles,” Wen Yian hesitated for a while, licked her dry lips, and suddenly said in a hoarse voice, “Lou Yan, what you said to me before was right.”
Lou Yan didn’t understand, “Which part?”
The woman on the other end of the phone sighed softly, full of self-mockery and sorrow, murmuring to herself, “I really wish my speculation was wrong… but it’s impossible. His situation is even more serious than I thought. I really regret it… Lou Yan, you were right, I shouldn’t have been so stubborn…”
She was talking about “Wen Jiu”!!!
Lou Yan clenched his fists. He was sure that Wen Yian’s hint referred to Wen Jiu!
After saying this, Wen Yian said softly, “See you tomorrow.”
The call ended.
Lou Yan looked at his phone, thoughtful. After a while, he seemed to be asking Fu Xuezhou but also muttering to himself, “Do you think what Wen Yian said is true? Or is she collaborating with the anomalies and the cultists to deceive me?”
Fu Xuezhou said, “Half true, half false.”
Lou Yan raised his eyebrows, “How so?”
“The first half is false, the second half is true,” Fu Xuezhou walked up to Lou Yan and gently stroked his hair, “Wen Yian wouldn’t only know about the abnormalities within the anomalies and the cultists just now. She probably has already traded this information with the Anomaly Control Bureau. The reason she’s calling you now is likely because she has discovered a secret that’s too big for her to handle. She’ll die if she speaks the secret, but she’ll also die if she doesn’t. So, she urgently needs someone she can rely on to save her life, and this important news is the condition for you to safely take her away from danger.”
Lou Yan’s eyes flickered, his smile inscrutable, “Makes sense. How do you know Wen Yian so well?”
“In some worlds, she once sought refuge with me.”
Fu Xuezhou’s hand moved downward, wanting to pinch Lou Yan’s earlobe. But Lou Yan ruthlessly blocked his hand, impatiently saying, “Don’t touch me when we’re discussing serious matters.”
Fu Xuezhou and Lou Yan held each other in silence for a moment. Finally, Fu Xuezhou put down his hand expressionlessly, his tone slightly cold, feeling somewhat annoyed, “Are you going tomorrow or today?”
“What do you think?” Lou Yan asked for his boyfriend’s opinion.
His boyfriend chuckled coldly, “I think it’s useful?”
Lou Yan: “…”
Lou Yan’s expression also turned ugly. He stood up, brushed off the dust from his body, and said to himself, “I’ve made up my mind. I’ll leave today, so I can listen to the cultists’ plan.”
With that, he ignored Fu Xuezhou and headed upstairs. Fu Xuezhou leisurely said from behind, “There are people with talents suitable for tracking within the cultists.”
Lou Yan stopped his steps and took another step forward.
Fu Xuezhou continued, “And there are people who can sense heat like snakes with their eyes.”
Lou Yan stopped again, turned around with a stern face, and looked at him, “What do you want to say?”
“Entering Xiyang City is not difficult, but it’s hard to sneak into the location where they’re having the meeting,” Fu Xuezhou met Lou Yan’s gaze and said calmly, “But I have a way.”
Lou Yan straightened his lips, also with his hands in his pockets, standing straight and staring at Fu Xuezhou. His momentum didn’t falter, and his handsome face was sharp, “What are the conditions?”
“Come here,” his boyfriend lazily said, “Let me kiss your ear.”
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